District 12 Track: Laurenzi, Whelan seek three-peat for O'Hara

Michelle Laurenzi did not take part in the celebration when Cardinal O'Hara won its second straight girls District 12 Track & Field championship last year.

She was not part of the team.

"This is my first year in track," Laurenzi said.

However, Laurenzi, a junior, and sophomore Kim Whelan, will play key roles in O'Hara's quest for a three-peat when the District 12 championship gets under way at La Salle High and Germantown high schools.

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The pole vault, discus and javelin finals will be held at La Salle starting at 1 p.m. The 3,200-meter run, along with the long, triple and high jumps will take place at Germantown.

Laurenzi and Whelan are the No. 1 seeds in the discus and shot put after winning those respective events at the Catholic League championships. Teammate Amy Kelly is the top seed in the 3,200-meter run. Junior Kayla Keir is seeded second in both hurdles events. Allison Sharkley is seeded second in both the 100 and 400, and third in the 200 and 300 hurdles. The Lions also are the top seed in the 4 x 800 and No. 2 in the 4 x 400.

Archbishop Prendergast senior Evan Dangerfield is the top seed in both the 100 and 200, and the anchor of the Pandas' top-seeded 4 x 400-meter relay team. Teammate Lauren Lamoureux is among the top five seeds in both the 800 and 1,600.

Archbishop Carroll junior Rachel Flynn will try to duplicate her 800 and 1,600 double from the Catholic League championships. She is the top seed in the 1,600 and No. 2 in the 800.

On the boys side, O'Hara All-Delco Chazz Wilks will try to make it three titles in both the shot put and discus. He was the first athlete in Catholic League history to win both events at the league championships.

Teammates Dan Savage, Mike Bilotta and Ernie Pitone have the top three times in the 3,200. Bilotta also is seeded third in the 1,600. John Reed is seeded second in both hurdles events.

Monsignor Bonner's Malik Jones sat out the PCL championships to nurse an injured hamstring. He is seeded first in the 200 and second in the 400.